Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Bawdi Bawdi is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,197 people in 415 households, the 21st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 2,197 people (2011) - 415 households - 50.6% literacy - 1,034 females per 1,000 males ## Bawdi PIN code and other codes Bawdi falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Petlawad - Census village code 504274 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bawdi from nearby towns? - Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 60 km by road - Petlawad (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bawdi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bawdi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Petlawad - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Petlawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bawdi known for? About 75% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bawdi Of every 100 households in Bawdi in 2011, 76 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bawdi · ■ Petlawad rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 79% - Toilet within the home 17% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 89% - Tap water 55% 14% - Drinking water within premises 22% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94% - Use banking services 55% 59% - Television 12% 10% - Mobile phone 40% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 43% 54% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bawdi? ■ Bawdi · ■ Petlawad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.6% 45.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1034 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 985 951 - Working population 62.8% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.0% for men and 40.7% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 339 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 295 (21%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 73 (5%) · ■ Marginal 669 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad - Alasya Khedi 2,429 people - Bakalda 2,287 people - Jhonsar 2,266 people - Naharpura 2,266 people - Bani 2,190 people - Asalya 2,164 people - Kasarbardi 2,152 people - Rupgarh 2,071 people All 240 villages in Petlawad ## Quick answers - How far is Bawdi from Jhabua? 60 km by road - What is the population of Bawdi? 2,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bawdi in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bawdi? 50.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/bawdi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.